Xander Zayas vs. Jorge Garcia Fight Results: Zayas Wins WBO 154 lb Crown

In the second round, Zayas used his feet to evade the offense of Garcia, who was coming forward. Zayas was popping his jab from mid-range and landing three punch combinations to force Garcia to reset. Zayas continued to use his feet to evade Garcia’s offense. He was also using his left jab effectively, but Garcia just kept coming forward while throwing three and four-punch combinations.

In the fourth round, Zayas kept his distance, and the overhand right was landing more and more on the head of Garcia. Although the crowd was reacting to Zayas’ shots, Garcia mostly blocked the majority of those punches. Garcia landed a huge overhand right in the fifth round, but Zayas barely budged. The majority of the round consisted of Garcia chasing Zayas around and not cutting off the ring.

The sixth round was a ton of back-and-forth as Zayas landed some huge shots, which triggered Garcia to throw a five-punch combination. Zayas continued dictating the pace in the seventh round with his left jab and using his footwork. Garcia kept chasing and missed more than he landed punches throughout the night.

Garcia woke up in the eighth round and began to land huge combinations, which stopped Zayas in his tracks. Zayas was on the back foot as Garcia was going downhill with his punches throughout the round. In the ninth, Garcia had another good round as Zayas’ punch output began to decline. He was able to land enough combinations to keep Garcia away for some of the round. Garcia continued to press forward with volume as the round drew to a close.

Zayas, in the tenth round, was using his feet more than he was throwing punches. Garcia spent the round chasing him around the ring with only a few instances where they exchanged combinations on the inside. In rounds 11 & 12, Zayas took no risks and at that point decided that being up in the cards was good enough. Zayas earns the victory, but did he win over the fight fans with that performance? Only time will tell, or if you are in a hurry to see, look at the comments section on X.

‘Shu-Shu’ Wins But Fails To Dazzle The Crowd At MSG

Bruce ‘Shu Shu’ Carrington (16-0, 9 KOs) earned the interim WBC featherweight title by beating Mateus Heita (14-1, 9 KOs) via unanimous decision. The judges saw this one 119-109 x2, 120-108 for Carrington, who now becomes the mandatory for either Rey Vargas (Champion in recess) or the full champion Stephen Fulton Jr.

In the opening round, Carrington and Heita exchanged stab jabs to each other’s abdomen as both fighters were feeling each other out. Heita began to let his hands loose towards the end of the round, but Carrington was countering well, which kept Heita honest.

At the beginning of the second round, Heita landed a big overhand right, which shook up Carrington enough to keep him outside of mid-range for the rest of the round. Heita landed some good body shot combinations, forcing Carrington to keep the high guard. Carrington would score from the outside with his long left jab and occasional overhand right.

Carrington took back control of the fight in the third round as he led with his left jab, but concentrated more on the body of Heita with some right hooks. The body shots accumulated, and Heita began to keep his left elbow tight to his body.

In the fourth round, Carrington began breaking down Heita as he had figured out his timing. Carrington landed a huge right down the middle at the same time Heita was throwing a punch. Carrington then, later in the round, landed an overhand right and a left hook that buzzed Heita.

Carrington continued to pour it on in the fifth round as Heita’s punch output dropped dramatically. Heita was protecting his body more, which allowed Carrington to land some clean combinations upstairs.

Things heated up in the sixth round as Carrington began to tee off on Heita. Although he was getting hit with some clean punches, Heita kept coming forward and landed a couple of right hands, but not nearly the same number of punches as earlier in the fight.

From rounds seven to twelve, it was all Carrington as Heita had nothing for him. It is not a matter of if but when Carrington gets his title shot.

Emiliano Vargas Lights It Up In NYC (Video)

Emiliano Vargas (15-0, 13 KOs) wasted no time and landed a vicious overhand right, sending Alexander Espinoza (20-4-1, 9 KOs) down and out for a first-round knockout to open up the ESPN telecast. Vargas is undoubtedly one of the top young fighters in the game, who will likely secure a title shot in 2026 if he continues to remain victorious.